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Basics Of Geomorphology : Key Concepts
Paperback Edition: 1
This student focused book provides a detailed description and analysis of the key concepts, ideas, and hypotheses that inform geomorphology.
Kenneth Gregory and John Lewin explain the basics of landform science in 20 concepts, each the subject of a substantive, cross-referenced entry. They use the idea of the 'geomorphic system' to organise entries in four sections, with extensive web resources provided for each:
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Kenneth Gregory and John Lewin explain the basics of landform science in 20 concepts, each the subject of a substantive, cross-referenced entry. They use the idea of the 'geomorphic system' to organise entries in four sections, with extensive web resources provided for each:
System Contexts: The Systems Approach / Uniformitarianism / Landform / Form, Process and Materials / Equilibrium / Complexity and Non Linear Dynamical Systems
System Functioning: Cycles and cascades / Force-Resistance / Geomorphic work / Process Form Models
System Adjustments: Timescales / Forcings / Change Trajectories / Inheritance and Sensitivity / Anthropocene
Drivers for the Future: Geomorphic Hazards / Geomorphic Engineering / Design and Prediction
Pages : 231
Publisher : Sage Publications
Publication date : 2014-11
Subjects: Non-fiction, Science And Technology, Earth Science, Geological Surface Processes (Geomorphology)